Racing Skills vs. Pit Stop Strategies
The race from start to finish was a great competition between some great racing skills and pit stop strategies. From the pole and into the first turn we saw Kimi loosing precious positions and the lead being taken by team mate Massa, who incidentally was leading from pole to finish in this race.
Turn one fiasco
Into turn one and we saw Fisichella running his car onto the back pack and stalling. Kovalinen who was in position 2 in the pole was moved to the back of the pack after an early pit stop and could make it only to position 12 at the end of the race though he had overtaken 8 other cars in the race.
Ferrari vs. Mclaren
The rest of the race was Ferrai vs. Mclaren all the way. Hamilton was running on a 3 stop strategy to Massa and Kimi's 2 stop strategy. With making a splash and dash 3rd stop, Hamilton was able to join back ahead of Kimi and secure his position 2. Kimi gave a good chase for about 13 laps in the end, but had to be satisfied with position 3.
Hatrick for Massa
It was a dream run for Massa winning his third consecutive podium finish this season. The race concluded with a Ferrai-Mclaren-Ferrai for Massa to Hamilton to Kimi. With this win Massa is second to team mate Kimi by 8 points with a total of 28.
Race Results
Felipe Massa (Ferrai), Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
Drivers standing
Kimi Raikkonen (35), Felipe Massa (28), Lewis Hamilton (28), Robert Kubica (24), Nick Heidfeld (20)
Constructors Standing
Ferrai (63), BMW Sauber (44), Mclaren-Mercedes (42), Williams-Toyota (13), Red Bull - Renault (10)
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